A freely suspended magnet's north pole points toward which place?
AThe equator belt
BEarth's magnetic north
CThe Moon's centre
DThe Sun's centre
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Earth's magnetic north
1. Define the north pole as the end of a suspended magnet that points north.
2. It points toward Earth's North Magnetic Pole in the Arctic.
3. It does not point to the Sun or Moon.
_Source: Wikipedia, Magnet, Polarity_
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